College of Education and Human Development

Faculty and Staff

Dean’s Office and Administration

For general queries, email coehd@maine.edu.

• Ezekiel Kimball, Interim Dean
• Cait Carter, Dean’s Office Administrative Coordinator
• Justin Dimmel, Associate Dean for Academics and Student Engagement
• Amy Nadeau, Administrative and Financial Manager
• Alison Bartlett, Grants and Contracts Coordinator
• Casey Kelly, Communications Coordinator

Graduate Programs

• Justin Dimmel, Associate Dean for Academics and Student Engagement
• Jo-Ellen Carr, Administrative Specialist CL2

Undergraduate Advising Center and Support Services

• Faith Erhardt, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Student Success
• Dominick Varney, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Academic Advising and Support Services
• Gabriella Fryer, Academic Advisor

Office of Field Placements and Teacher Preparation

• Erin Straine, Director of Field Placements and Teacher Preparation
• Julie Ireland, Field Experience Coordinator
• Jared Beal, Accreditation Data Specialist

Center for Applied Research on Education and Schools (CARES)

• Catharine Biddle, Director
• Nikki Lewis, CARES Research Administrator
• Gert Nesin, Teacher-Leader in Residence

School of Educational Leadership, Higher Education and Human Development

• Catharine Biddle, School Director
• Asher Reisman, Administrative Specialist CL3

Child Development and Family Relations

Undergraduate program: Child Development and Family Relations
Graduate program: M.S. in Human Development

• Jenica Hatch, Lecturer in Early Childhood Education | Coordinator, Katherine M. Durst Child Development Learning Center
• Julie DellaMattera, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Development and Education
• Daniel Puhlman, Assistant Professor of Family Studies
• Sandra Caron, Professor Emerita of Family Relations & Human Sexuality
• Renate Klein, Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
• Mary Ellin Logue, Associate Professor Emerita of Early Childhood Education
• Robert Milardo, Professor Emeritus of Family Relations
• Gary Schilmoeller, Professor Emeritus of Child Development and Family Relations

Educational Leadership

Graduate programs: M.Ed./Ed.S. program | Doctoral programs

• Catharine Biddle, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership
• Esther A. Enright, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership
• Maria Frankland, Lecturer in Educational Leadership
• Lindsey J. Kaiser, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership

Higher Education

Graduate programs: M.Ed./Ed.S. program | Doctoral program

• Elizabeth Allan, Professor of Higher Education
• Kathleen Gillon, Assistant Professor of Higher Education
• Leah Hakkola, Associate Professor of Higher Education

Peace and Reconciliation Studies

Programs: Undergraduate minor | M.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies

• Jason Canniff, Program Coordinator and Lecturer in Peace and Reconciliation Studies
• Hugh Curran, Assistant Professor (part-time)
• Emily Markides, Part-time Faculty
• James Toner, Associate Professor (part-time)

School of Kinesiology, Physical Education and Athletic Training

• Robert Lehnhard, School Director
• Diane Legrande, Administrative Specialist CL2

Undergraduate programs: Kinesiology and Physical Education | Exercise Science | Outdoor Leadership | Teaching and Coaching
Graduate programs: M.S./M.Ed. in Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master of Science in Athletic Training

Athletic Training

• Christopher Nightingale, Associate Professor of Physical Education and Athletic Training; Athletic Training Program Director
• Alicia Lacy, Assistant Professor of Athletic Training
• Shannon Wright, Assistant Professor of Athletic Training

Kinesiology and Physical Education

• Christopher Nightingale, Associate Professor of Physical Education and Athletic Training; Kinesiology and Physical Education Program Director
• Robert Lehnhard, Professor of Kinesiology and Physical Education
• Shannan Fotter, Lecturer of Kinesiology, Physical Education and Athletic Training
• Lauren Jacobs, Lecturer in Outdoor Leadership
• Jesse Kaye-Schiess, Lecturer in Kinesiology and Physical Education
• Jennifer McNulty, Lecturer in Health Education and Lifespan
• Stephen A. Butterfield, Professor Emeritus of Education and Special Education
• Glenn H. Reif, Professor Emeritus of Physical Education

School of Learning and Teaching

• William Dee Nichols, School Director
• Gail Agrell, Administrative Specialist CL3

Undergraduate programs: Elementary Education | Secondary Education
Graduate programs: Prevention and Intervention Studies | PreK-12 Education

Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction

Graduate programs: Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction | Master of Arts in Teaching

• Rebecca Buchanan, Associate Professor of Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction
• Vanessa Klein, Associate Professor of Education
• John Maddaus, Associate Professor Emeritus of Education
• Tammy Mills, Senior Lecturer of Education

Instructional Technology

Graduate programs: Instructional Technology

• Donna Karno, Program Coordinator and Professor of Early Childhood Education, University of Maine at Farmington
• Justin Dimmel, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education and Instructional Technology
• Mia Morrison, Lecturer of Instructional Technology
• Additional Instructional Technology faculty can be found at UMaineOnline

Literacy, Language and Culture

Graduate programs: M.Ed./Ed.S. program | Doctoral program

• William Dee Nichols, Professor of Literacy
• Timothy Reagan, Professor of World Language Education
• Debra Lewis Hogate, Maine Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy Trainer
• Richard Kent, Professor Emeritus of Literacy and Director Emeritus Maine Writing Project

Maine Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy

Maine Literacy website

• Debra Lewis Hogate, Maine Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy Trainer
• Nicholas Slabyj, Administrative Specialist CL2

Special Education

Graduate programs: M.Ed./Ed.S. program

• Courtney Angelosante, PBIS Initiative Coordinator
• Jim Artesani, Associate Professor of Special Education
• Melissa J. Cuba, Assistant Professor of Special Education
• Sara Flanagan, Assistant Professor of Special Education
• Sarah Howorth, Associate Professor of Special Education
• Joo Young Lee, Assistant Professor of Special Education
• Krystle Merry, Lecturer in Special Education
• Janet Spector, Associate Professor Emerita of Special Education

Maine Access to Inclusive Education Resources (MAIER)

Visit the MAIER website

• Sarah Howorth, MAIER Director, Associate Professor of Special Education, Special Education Graduate Programs Coordinator

Maine SEEDS

Visit the Maine SEEDS webpage

• Valerie Smith, Coordinator

STEM Education Research

Graduate programs: STEM Education doctoral program

• Justin Dimmel, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education and Instructional Technology
• Janet Fairman, Associate Professor of Education
• Elizabeth Hufnagel, Associate Professor of Science Education
• Craig Mason, Professor of Education and Applied Quantitative Methods
• Eric Pandiscio, Associate Professor of Math Education
• Vi Thai, Instructional Technologist
• Shihfen Tu, Professor of Education and Applied Quantitative Methods

Research Methodology

• Kamal Chawla, Assistant Professor of Education and Applied Quantitative Methods
• Janet Fairman, Associate Professor of Education
• Craig Mason, Professor of Education and Applied Quantitative Methods
• Shihfen Tu, Professor of Education and Applied Quantitative Methods
• Ted Coladarci, Professor Emeritus of Educational Psychology